James Watkins

1996

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories 10 16 - - - 26
Losses 23 65 - - - 88
Win Ratio 30.3% 19.8% - - - 22.8%
Pool Victories 8 15 - - - 23
Pool Losses 18 55 - - - 73
Pool Win Ratio 30.8% 21.4% - - - 24.0%
DE Victories 2 1 - - - 3
DE Losses 5 10 - - - 15
DE Win Ratio 28.6% 9.1% - - - 16.7%

Note: Seasons start on August 1st and end on July 31st.

Scores

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Easy wins† 6 3 - - - 9
Easy wins as % of wins 60.0% 18.8% - - - 34.6%
Close wins‡ 2 3 - - - 5
Close wins as % of all wins 20.0% 18.8% - - - 19.2%
Close losses‡ 4 5 - - - 9
Close losses as % of all losses 17.4% 7.7% - - - 10.2%
Big losses† 7 30 - - - 37
Big losses as % of all losses 30.4% 46.2% - - - 42.0%

† Easy victories or big losses are those with the score difference of 4 or more touches in a pool, 7 or more touches in direct elimination, and 5 or more in veteran and youth direct elimination.
‡ Close bouts are those with the score difference of 1 or fewer touches in a pool, 3 or fewer touches in direct elimination, or 2 or fewer touches in veteran or youth direct elimination.

Events

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Events 5 13 - - - 18
Tournaments 3 5 - - - 8

Competition History

15th Annual Yellow Jacket Open

Div III Mixed Saber (D1, DV3), March 8, 2025
Place 30 of 38, Seed 32, Not ranked, Rating U, University of Georgia Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 LINDSAY Devin 30 U 24 Edge of America Fencing 1694 981 9.1 14%
Pool D 2:5 EDWARDS Farren 8 E25 7 Premier Fencing Alliance 1625 972 9.9 15%
Pool D 4:5 SHAGHAGHI Sahand 20 U 25 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1109 962 22.8 41%
Pool D 4:5 VU Mark 6 E25 16 Bergen Fencing Club 1315 939 16.1 27%
Pool V 5:2 MACKEY Ibrahim 21 U 14 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 1172 923 36.1 35%
T64 V 15:12 JONES Declan 17 U 35 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1202 1262 81.8 53%
T32 D 9:15 BIALIK Noah 4 E25 1 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1847 1344 46.7 23%

15th Annual Yellow Jacket Open

Senior Mixed Saber (B2, SNR), March 8, 2025
Place 24 of 48, Seed 29, Not ranked, Rating U, University of Georgia Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:4 JONES Declan 43 U 35 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 637 925 20.7 66%
Pool V 5:0 MCCONNELL Aidan 44 U 40 University of Alabama 1534 946 38.6 24%
Pool D 2:5 HARE John R. 1 B25 2 Athens Fencing Club / Rhode Island Fencing Academy And Club 2869 985 0.2 < 1%
Pool D 2:5 BIALIK Noah 15 E25 11 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1653 984 10.3 14%
Pool D 1:5 EDWARDS Farren 14 E25 12 Premier Fencing Alliance 1603 974 11.0 16%
Pool V 5:0 MOON Joseph 30 U 48 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 639 963 17.5 67%
T64 V 15:4 SHAGHAGHI Sahand 39 U 41 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1091 1225 90.5 57%
T32 D 11:15 BIALIK Noah 15 E25 11 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1848 1315 53.1 22%

Premier Fencing Spring Tournament Saber|Epee|Men's and Women's|Youth|Veteran

E & Under Men's Saber (D1, E), March 1, 2025
Place 10 of 19, Seed 12, Not ranked, Rating U, University of Georgia Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:0 AMIRDZHANOV Grigory 18 U 17 Premier Fencing Academy 2500 800 58.4 5%
Pool V 5:0 WEINSCHENKER Dylan 8 U 13 Premier Fencing Alliance 2657 859 66.4 3%
Pool D 4:5 LIN Jacob 2 E24 9 Clemson University Fencing Club 1258 925 22.0 30%
Pool V 5:0 HANLON Graham 11 U 19 Premier Fencing Alliance 890 903 29.3 51%
Pool D 3:5 KURILO Michael 5 E24 1 Alpha Fencing Academy 1793 932 7.0 8%
T16 D 13:15 SULLIVAN Axyl 10 U 7 1689 1307 82.3 30%

UGA Open 2025

Senior Mixed Saber (B2, SNR), January 18, 2025
Place 32 of 32, Seed 28, Not ranked, Rating U, University of Georgia Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 EDWARDS Farren 24 U 10 Premier Fencing Alliance 1500 839 13.5 15%
Pool D 3:5 SHIH Christina 8 C21 20 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club
Pool D 2:5 BOUNDS Andrew 15 E24 26 Invictus Fencing 1403 825 15.6 18%
Pool D 1:5 SO Preston 3 C25 2 Nellya Fencers / North Atlanta High School Fencing Team (Saber & Foil) 2356 810 0.9 1%
Pool D 1:5 BIALIK Noah 18 E23 11 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1633 809 8.8 9%
T32 D 4:15 BURGESS Beckham 9 D24 3 Athens Fencing Club 2297 1339 31.4 8%

UGA Open 2025

Div III Mixed Saber (D1, DV3), January 18, 2025
Place 21 of 26, Seed 19, Not ranked, Rating U, University of Georgia Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 GONZALEZ Jerry 15 U 14 University of Georgia Fencing Club 1666 874 10.9 10%
Pool D 1:5 EDWARDS Farren 24 U 5 Premier Fencing Alliance 1457 863 16.3 17%
Pool V 5:3 JAYARAM Archita 6 E24 11 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club
Pool D 2:5 MARTIN Evangeline 8 E24 12 Athens Fencing Club
Pool D 3:5 SWETT Isaac B. 3 E24 20 Foothills Fencing Academy 1743 847 8.1 8%
T32 D 4:15 LISSO Ria A. 2 D24 8 University of Georgia Fencing Club / Premier Fencing Alliance

Athens Winter Challenge 2024

E & Under Mixed Saber (D1, E), February 24, 2024
Place 18 of 22, Seed 22, Not ranked, Rating U, University of Georgia Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 4:5 SAULINSKAS Dylan 8 U 9 Premier Fencing Alliance 961 997 50.5 52%
Pool D 3:5 MARTIN Evangeline 9 U 10 Athens Fencing Club
Pool D 0:5 LORENZINI Samuel 1 E23 3 Athens Fencing Club 1448 947 21.8 22%
Pool V 5:3 NGUYEN Audrey 17 U 13 Olympic Fencers Club / Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club
Pool D 2:5 KIM Myoung-Jun 18 U 19 Athens Fencing Club 756 925 50.7 60%

Athens Winter Challenge 2024

Unrated Men's Saber (E1, U), February 24, 2024
Place 9 of 12, Seed 2, Not ranked, Rating U, University of Georgia Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:2 BURGESS Deric 7 U 8 Athens Fencing Club 1528 940 85.4 24%
Pool D 0:5 LIM Kai 11 U 1 Nellya Fencers 1500 1025 31.3 23%
Pool V 5:2 MILLER Kevin "Chase" 10 U 11 Premier Fencing Alliance 1355 994 87.9 29%
Pool D 2:5 GONZALEZ Jerry 6 U 2 University of Georgia Fencing Club 1587 1082 25.7 22%
Pool D 2:5 PINNIGER CJ 3 U 10 Clemson University Fencing Club 934 1056 58.9 57%
T16 D 10:15 BURGESS Deric 7 U 8 Athens Fencing Club 1855 1417 78.3 32%

UGA Open 2024

Div III Mixed Épée (C2, DV3), January 21, 2024
Place 54 of 60, Seed 34, Not ranked, Rating U, University of Georgia Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 PUVALOWSKI Ryan 39 U 39 Huntsville Fencing Club 1337 1292 68.1 47%
Pool D 1:5 MARSHALL Wesley 3 D23 18 2444 1224 6.0 3%
Pool D 1:5 PARK Andrew 57 U 27 Olympic Fencers Club 1905 1218 23.8 20%
Pool D 3:5 JUNG Elliot 21 E23 19 Olympic Fencers Club 1735 1194 29.1 20%
Pool D 2:5 ROBINSON Blake 51 U 42 Georgia Southern University Fencing Club 1559 1165 35.6 27%
Pool V 5:2 SANDERS Charlotte 16 E23 45 University Of Florida Fencing Club / Invictus Fencing
T64 D 8:15 KERTESZ Stefan G. 7 D23 11 Birmingham Fencing Club 2111 1629 189.9 28%

UGA Open 2024

Senior Mixed Saber (C2, SNR), January 20, 2024
Place 26 of 28, Seed 26, Not ranked, Rating U, University of Georgia Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 3:5 SHANKWILER Christopher 2 C23 2 Nellya Fencers / North Atlanta High School Fencing Team (Saber & Foil) 2224 1003 6.5 3%
Pool D 4:5 ADIBZADEH Mehrdad 19 E22 19 1891 997 15.9 9%
Pool D 3:5 TRUBEY Elise 14 E23 17 Athens Fencing Club
Pool D 3:5 SILVA Daniel 10 D23 3 Athens Fencing Club 2514 981 2.1 1%
Pool D 3:5 MILLER Kevin "Chase" 20 U 14 Premier Fencing Alliance 1397 978 38.6 26%
Pool D 3:5 EDWARDS Darby 7 D23 22 North Bay Fencing Academy
T32 D 5:15 SILVA Daniel 10 D23 3 Athens Fencing Club 2736 1433 15.9 3%

UGA Open 2024

Div III Mixed Saber (C2, DV3), January 20, 2024
Place 23 of 31, Seed 25, Not ranked, Rating U, University of Georgia Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 XIAO Yao 26 U 13 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 2506 1063 6.4 3%
Pool D 0:5 LISSO Ria A. 5 D23 11 Premier Fencing Alliance / Athens Fencing Club
Pool V 5:3 LEE Yukyeong 16 U 23
Pool D 1:5 SILVA Daniel 6 D23 5 Athens Fencing Club 2512 1056 3.4 1%
Pool D 3:5 LORENZINI Samuel 15 E23 16 Athens Fencing Club 1396 1053 49.8 30%
T32 D 1:15 SO Preston 2 D23 1 Nellya Fencers / North Atlanta High School Fencing Team (Saber & Foil) 2476 1469 35.9 8%

GT Collegiate: Annual Fall Hack & Slash

Senior Mixed Épée (None, SNR), November 5, 2023
Place 33 of 46, Seed 44, Not ranked, Rating U, University of Georgia Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 FRAZIER Wylie 29 U 26 University of Georgia Fencing Club 1392 1477 100.5 55%
Pool D 2:5 FORD Tillman 15 D23 3 Fencing Club at Auburn University / Birmingham Fencing Club 1797 1377 48.2 26%
Pool V 5:1 DORAN McKenna 41 U 43 Kennesaw State University Fencing Club
Pool V 5:2 SHADOFF Samantha 28 U 40 Mercer University Fencing Club
Pool D 0:5 WANG Maxwell 1 A23 13 Olympic Fencers Club / Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 2376 1329 11.8 5%
Pool D 2:5 SHAFRITZ Noah 14 D23 6 Olympic Fencers Club / Kennesaw State University 2040 1317 24.6 13%

GT Collegiate: Annual Fall Hack & Slash

Senior Mixed Saber (U, SNR), November 4, 2023
Place 24 of 42, Seed 24, Not ranked, Rating U, University of Georgia Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 3:5 BOWMAN Tamara 5 D22 11 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club
Pool D 4:5 KUCZAJDA Matthew 19 U 6 Georgia Institute Of Technology / Tri-Weapon Fencing Club 2121 761 8.4 3%
Pool V 5:3 LIU Kyle 35 U 32 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club / Sallemazoo 2766 753 196.2 2%
Pool V 5:4 MACKEVICIUS Nykolas 33 U 36 Kennesaw State University 1628 949 113.5 22%
Pool D 2:5 KAUFMAN Isabella 10 U 20 Emory University Fencing Club

Tiger Open 2023

Div III Mixed Épée (C2, DV3), October 15, 2023
Place 33 of 57, Seed 38, Not ranked, Rating U, University of Georgia Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 YI Jonathan 18 U 36 Gamecock Fencing Club 2500 1228 200.9 12%
Pool D 1:5 MALONE Jacob 35 U 7 University of North Carolina Charlotte Fencing Club 1711 1429 95.5 34%
Pool V 5:3 MOY Eva 19 U 51 Premier Fencing Alliance
Pool D 0:5 LIU dylan Y. 1 C23 5 Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 2150 1333 33.1 11%
Pool V 5:1 FALL Isatou 54 U 52
Pool V 5:4 COLLIER Baiden C. 56 U 26 Foothills Fencing Academy 1743 1300 177.1 26%
T64 D 14:15 CHUNG Jesse 50 U 32 Olympic Fencers Club 1981 2079 450.6 54%

Tiger Open 2023

Div III Mixed Saber (D1, DV3), October 14, 2023
Place 28 of 40, Seed 29, Not ranked, Rating U, University of Georgia Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 JAIN ishaan 8 U 23 Emory University Fencing Club 2500 546 6.9 3%
Pool D 1:5 GIBBS Mason 5 E23 8 Clemson University Fencing Club 2010 539 5.4 2%
Pool D 0:5 JAYARAM archita 35 U 9 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club
Pool V 5:1 PRICE charles 17 U 29 1744 533 227.9 6%
Pool D 1:5 LEE angela 23 U 24 Fencing Club At NC State
T64 V 15:12 BASS Bennett 34 U 37 Gamecock Fencing Club 2500 1236 304.9 13%
T32 D 2:15 COLLIER Nathanael L. 7 E21 3 Foothills Fencing Academy 2269 1541 72.1 17%

Tiger Open 2023

Senior Mixed Saber (C2, SNR), October 14, 2023
Place 36 of 40, Seed 30, Not ranked, Rating U, University of Georgia Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 BALLOU Johnathan 5 D22 3 University Of Florida Fencing Club / Invictus Fencing 2191 625 4.7 1%
Pool D 1:5 ORLOVA anastasia 17 U 23 Foothills Fencing Academy
Pool D 1:5 CROSS Phoenix 18 U 25 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club
Pool D 1:5 BURGESS beckham 8 E23 10 Athens Fencing Club 1455 620 33.9 11%
Pool D 2:5 PRICE charles 22 U 22 1321 586 40.3 19%
T64 D 9:15 GONZALEZ jerry 40 U 28 University of Georgia Fencing Club 1505 1457 220.6 48%

Athens Fencing Open 2023

Div III Men's Épée (C2, DV3), October 8, 2023
Place 41 of 49, Seed 21, Not ranked, Rating U, University of Georgia Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 MACKEVICIUS Nykolas 38 U 29 Kennesaw State University 1621 2500 948.6 80%
Pool D 3:5 JAAFAR Hamza 6 D23 3 Premier Fencing Alliance 1813 1551 248.0 38%
Pool V 5:2 BARRETT John 23 U 47 1519 1303 245.9 41%
Pool D 1:5 RUSHING Connor 15 U 26 Oxford Fencers Club / Collierville Arts Academy 1970 1549 113.8 33%
Pool D 1:5 MCDANIEL Eamon 9 E23 18 Athens Fencing Club 1690 1435 142.7 36%
Pool D 4:5 LEE Aaron 34 U 16 Olympic Fencers Club 1946 1293 65.1 21%
T64 D 7:15 RUSHING Connor 15 U 26 Oxford Fencers Club / Collierville Arts Academy 2500 2500 420.5 50%

Athens Fencing Open 2023

Mixed Saber (C2), October 7, 2023
Place 36 of 37, Seed 20, Not ranked, Rating U, University of Georgia Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 BOWMAN Tamara 6 D22 17 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club
Pool D 2:5 GOOTY Shravan 31 U 19 Forge Fencing Teams / Sallemazoo 1006 1016 176.5 50%
Pool D 1:5 DUNN Declan 23 U 28 Athens Fencing Club / Flowery Branch High School 1142 840 109.9 35%
Pool D 2:5 ODBADRAKH Batu 7 E23 2 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 2415 730 5.4 1%
Pool D 0:5 LEE Justin 21 U 13 Athens Fencing Club 1002 724 99.9 35%
T64 D 4:15 TEDOFF Perlman 36 U 28 Premier Fencing Alliance 1799 1785 328.3 49%

Athens Fencing Open 2023

Div III Men's Saber (D1, DV3), October 7, 2023
Place 26 of 26, Seed 18, Not ranked, Rating U, University of Georgia Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 MEIER Nicholas 11 U 12 Foothills Fencing Academy 1603 2500 945.6 81%
Pool D 2:5 LIM Kai 10 U 11 Nellya Fencers 1419 1554 368.9 56%
Pool D 2:5 BOHNSTEDT John 19 U 18 1944 1185 90.5 21%
Pool D 0:5 MILLER Kevin "Chase" 21 U 15 Premier Fencing Club / Sallemazoo 2013 1095 64.3 15%
Pool D 1:5 SILVA Daniel 1 D23 3 Athens Fencing Club 2496 1031 14.4 2%
T32 D 2:15 JAYASANKAR Hari 2 D22 1 Athens Fencing Club / University of Georgia Fencing Club 2098 2500 715.1 65%